The committee has come up with numerous plans, as the census showed the wards needed to be redrawn. That’s because, the committee said, each ward is supposed to represent roughly the same number of residents.

Wards 1, 4 and 7 have outgrown their counterparts – so the map needs to be redone.

Possibilities include shifting the current map and losing a councilor so 13 make up the panel. Other ideas include creating fewer wards, going from seven to six or four.

But some on the panel said they did not want to gerrymander certain demographics into the ward map.

“We don't want to make everything go to the middle,” said Councilor Rachel Siegel. “I think that there are people with all different kinds of political views in the city, and we want to make sure that they're all represented at the table.”

Councilors and Mayor Miro Weinberger, D-Burlington, stopped short of a vote, agreeing more work needs to be done. They also said they’d like to hear more public input on the issue.

A number of current and former council members have said their goal should be making the City Council more responsive to voters.

The committee's goal is to get a redistricting measure on the March ballot.